India is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its independence. Stephen Haggard writes about the role of Mahatma Gandhi
Stephen Haggard, 3 September 1987
The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi. Vol. I: Civilisation, Politics and Religion
edited by Rhagavan Iyer.
Oxford, 644 pp., £40, February 1986,0 19 824754 0 Show More
edited by Rhagavan Iyer.
Oxford, 644 pp., £40, February 1986,
The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi. Vol. II: Truth and Non-Violence
edited by Rhagavan Iyer.
Oxford, 678 pp., £50, October 1986,0 19 824755 9 Show More
edited by Rhagavan Iyer.
Oxford, 678 pp., £50, October 1986,
The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi. Vol. III: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation
edited by Rhagavan Iyer.
Oxford, 641 pp., £55, May 1987,0 19 824756 7 Show More
edited by Rhagavan Iyer.
Oxford, 641 pp., £55, May 1987,
“... output was committed to paper: this was the day of silence that he had vowed to observe.Raghavan Iyer’s three-volume selection is the first serious attempt to present and interpret selectively this enormous corpus. The reasons for the neglect until now of the writings of so famous a man (Mountbatten said that history would place Gandhi on a par with Christ ... ”
